---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to medical residency and fellowship positions, including priority for admission to the university of Iowa’s colleges of medicine and dentistry, and hospitals and clinics."
description: "A bill for an act relating to medical residency and fellowship positions, including priority for admission to the university of Iowa’s colleges of medicine and dentistry, and hospitals and clinics."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 516"
citation: "Iowa HF 516 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["college of dentistry", "colleges and universities", "medical schools", "students", "university of iowa"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 11
action_count: 34
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-20"
last_action: "2025-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e7a751e-c4a1-45b4-abc6-4f960dc8f3b0"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 516&ga=91"
source_hash: "80472d13f0628133755abe033539ef681360e533f1d8dba760d38dfc91d97b41"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 516 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to medical residency and fellowship positions, including priority for admission to the university of Iowa’s colleges of medicine and dentistry, and hospitals and clinics.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF516.html)
2. **Amendment H-1051** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1051.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1062** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1062.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1227** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1227.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3069** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3069.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-3097** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3097.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-3100** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3100.pdf)
8. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF516.html)
9. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF516.html)
10. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF516_GovLetter.pdf)
11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF516.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **67–28** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **34–11** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3100 be adopted? — **14–31** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **61–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-20** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-10** Fiscal note.
- **2025-03-10** Amendment H-1051 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-11** Amendment H-1062 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-12** Amendment H-1062 withdrawn.
- **2025-03-12** Amendment H-1051 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-12** Passed House, yeas 67, nays 28. `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-12** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-13** Message from House.
- **2025-03-13** Read first time, referred to Health and Human Services. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-19** Subcommittee: Klimesh, Rowley, and Trone Garriott.
- **2025-03-24** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/25/2025 4:00PM Senate Lounge.
- **2025-03-25** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- **2025-04-03** Fiscal note.
- **2025-04-07** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-07** Amendment S-3069 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-07** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-14** Deferred.
- **2025-04-14** Amendment S-3100 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-14** Amendment S-3097 to S-3069 filed, adopted.
- **2025-04-14** Amendment S-3069 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-14** Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 11. `passage`
- **2025-04-14** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-15** Message from Senate.
- **2025-04-15** Senate amendment H-1227 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-22** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1227.
- **2025-04-22** Passed House, yeas 61, nays 30. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-23** Message from House.
- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-06-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e7a751e-c4a1-45b4-abc6-4f960dc8f3b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).